Intel Pentium 4 HT 540 vs Intel Celeron 2.10

Comparative analysis of Intel Pentium 4 HT 540 and Intel Celeron 2.10 processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Compatibility, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark.

Intel Pentium 4 HT 540

Intel Celeron 2.10

Differences

Reasons to consider the Intel Pentium 4 HT 540

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 7 month(s) later
Around 52% higher clock speed: 3.2 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 90 nm vs 130 nm
2x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
8x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later

Launch date	June 2004 vs November 2002
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz vs 2.1 GHz
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm vs 130 nm
L1 cache	16 KB vs 8 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB vs 128 KB

Reasons to consider the Intel Celeron 2.10

Around 50% lower typical power consumption: 55.5 Watt vs 84 Watt

Thermal Design Power (TDP)	55.5 Watt vs 84 Watt

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Intel Pentium 4 HT 540
CPU 2: Intel Celeron 2.10

Name	Intel Pentium 4 HT 540	Intel Celeron 2.10
Geekbench 4 - Single Core	151
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core	217
PassMark - Single thread mark		0
PassMark - CPU mark		244

Compare specifications (specs)

	Intel Pentium 4 HT 540	Intel Celeron 2.10
Essentials
Architecture codename	Prescott	Northwood
Launch date	June 2004	November 2002
Place in performance rating	3305	3348
Vertical segment	Desktop	Desktop
Series		Legacy Intel® Celeron® Processor
Status		Discontinued
Performance
Die size	109 mm	131 mm2
L1 cache	16 KB	8 KB
L2 cache	1024 KB	128 KB
Manufacturing process technology	90 nm	130 nm
Maximum frequency	3.2 GHz	2.1 GHz
Number of cores	1	1
Transistor count	125 million	55 million
64 bit support
Base frequency		2.10 GHz
Bus Speed		400 MHz FSB
Maximum core temperature		69°C
VID voltage range		1.315V-1.525V
Memory
Supported memory types	DDR1, DDR2, DDR3	DDR1, DDR2
Compatibility
Max number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Sockets supported	775	PPGA478
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	84 Watt	55.5 Watt
Low Halogen Options Available
Package Size		35mm x 35mm
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
FSB parity
Idle States
Intel 64
Intel® Demand Based Switching
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Physical Address Extensions (PAE)		32-bit
Virtualization
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)